University of Wisconsin Law alumnus lays out priorities as State Bar of Wisconsin’s new president

April 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Wisconsin Law alumnus Christopher Rogers, a third generation lawyer whose grandfather began practicing law in Wisconsin 100 years ago, took the oath of office last evening to become the State Bar of Wisconsin’s new president. Rogers is a personal injury attorney at the Madison office of

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University of Washington Law alumnus to receive Odegaard Award

April 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW– The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez ’80, Chief United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, is the 2018 recipient of the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award. Martinez is the first Latino judge to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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UVA Law alumnus born deaf, excels toward legal career

April 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — UVA Law alumnus Campbell Sode has already done much to distinguish himself through the language of the law. As an accomplished legal writer and researcher, Sode will be among a relative handful of deaf or hard-of-hearing lawyers who practice in the United States.

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UVA Law alumnus mediates on privilege

April 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — UVA Law student Joe Charlet is set to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law on May 20. Charlet is African-American, gay and was orphaned as a child. After graduation, Charlet will join the law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C.

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UVA Lwa alumnus follows family legacy into public service

April 5, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — UVA Law alumnus Jerrauld C. Jones ’15 was sworn in as a new member of the Virginia General Assembly. As the youngest member of the House of Delegates, Jones shared what he learned in law school, his family’s legacy of service and what a younger generation can contribute

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UVA Law alumnus Robert F. Kennedy spearheaded effort to desegregate a major speaking event

April 5, 2019

UVA LAWYER — UVA Law alumnus Robert F. Kennedy ’51 helped convince University of Virginia’s leadership to desegregate a major speaking event for Nobel Prize winner Ralph Bunche. Kennedy was serving in his third year as president of the Student Legal Forum, a venerated organization that invites speakers to comment on topics of the day.

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UVA Law alumna sees free speech being threatened

April 5, 2019

UVA LAYWER — UVA Law alumna Harmeet K. Dhillon ’93 is on the forefront of fighting free speech challenges that she says appear to be aimed at silencing conservatives. An outspoken conservative herself, Dhillon attended Dartmouth, where she majored in classics and was editor-in-chief of the Dartmouth Review.

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UVA Law alumna shares her law school experience, pioneering book on sexual harassment

April 5, 2019

UVA LAWYER — UVA Law alumna Linda Gordon Howard ’73 was the first black student and the first female student to become the law school’s student council president. After establishing her career in public service and academia, she went on to write a book on how to prevent another #MeToo — before the movement even

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UVA Law alumnus looks back at founding group that started conversations about race

April 5, 2019

UVA LAWYER — UVA Law alumnus Ted Small ’92 started a student group in 1989 to bridge racial divides. Small looks back on founding Students Unit­ed to Promote Racial Awareness, which started conversations about race at the law school.

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UVA Law alumnus reflects on successful career, advancement in public interest

April 5, 2019

UVA LAWYER — UVA Law alumnus and now-retired corporate counsel Alfonso Carney Jr. ’74 views his successful career and subsequent public service as stemming from debts of gratitude he owes — to friends, family members, mentors and institutions who helped him along the way.

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